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Raise your hand if you've ever run a sub-5-minute mile... There's probably not a lot of hands up because it's pretty hard to do. Well, don't tell that to James "The Beast" Nielsen who ran one with ease. Oh! Did we mention he did it all while drinking a beer each lap? Yup, Nielsen set the world record for the "Beer Mile."

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